Joseph Sikora

Joseph Sikora is an American actor known for his starring role as Tommy Egan on the Starz series Power and its subsequent spin-offs and sequels, Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book IV: Force and Power: Legacy, in which he is the protagonist.

Early life Sikora was born in Chicago, Illinois to mother Barbara and father Albin. One of three boys, he lived in the Jefferson Park and Norwood Park neighborhoods. He is of Polish and Dutch descent. He graduated high school from Notre Dame College Prep in 1994, studied toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting at The Theatre School at DePaul University from 1994 to 1996, and graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 1998.

Career As a teenager, Sikora appeared in a McDonald's commercial with Michael Jordan in 1990. He made his Broadway debut in 2006 after he was cast as one of the leads on The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. He is also an ensemble member of Chicago's Shattered Globe Theatre Company.

Sikora made his television debut in an episode of The New Adam-12 after playing extras on a few TV shows. He was cast as Johnny in Rudy. After small appearances in TV shows and films such as Early Edition, Turks, The Watcher, and Ghost World, he was cast in two episodes of Third Watch.

In 2003, Sikora was cast as Roger in the direct-to-video biographical-drama film Gacy. After a few appearances in low-budget movies, he was cast in the Golden Globe-nominated Normal. It was there that he had what he considers his "breakthrough" moment: when the film's star, Tom Wilkinson, told him, "All you have to do is think the line and the camera will read it".

Sikora also appeared onstage. He was part of the Geffen Theatre's production of Fat Pig and the Los Angeles Theatre's production of Killer Joe. He made many TV appearances between 2005 and 2012, including major network shows such as NYPD Blue (as Detective Joe Slovak), ER, Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Without a Trace, CSI: Miami, Prison Break, White Collar, Lost, and Dollhouse. He appeared the 2007 horror film Night Skies.

He appeared in two episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2010. That year, he also portrayed Hans Schroeder in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, and an orderly at the mental hospital in Shutter Island. In 2011, he was in the television pilot for Body of Proof, and had a full role in Adult Swim's comedy horror TV series The Heart, She Holler, as Sheriff. In early 2012, he appeared in Safe as the son of the head of the Russian mafia. He returned to theater in September 2012 with The Freedom of the City.

In 2012, Sikora appeared in the Tom Cruise feature film Jack Reacher as an Army sniper wrongfully accused of gunning down random people in Pittsburgh, who requests Jack Reacher's assistance to prove his innocence.

In October 2013, he was cast in the Starz original drama series Power.

In 2020, Sikora portrayed Frank Cosgrove Jr. on the third season of the Netflix crime drama Ozark, released on March 27, 2020. In 2021, he and his Black Fox Productions company signed a first look deal with Lionsgate TV.

Filmography

Films

Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 Roomies Ray Episode: "The Ditch" 1990 The New Adam-12 Unknown Episode: "The Sniper" 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Guard #2 Episode: "The Prisoner" Missing Persons Andy Tedesco Episode: "I Can't Even Imagine" 1998 Early Edition Rick Williams Episode: "Teen Angels" 1999 Turks Pete Cedros Episode: "Friends & Strangers" 2000 Walker, Texas Ranger Brophy Episode: "The Day of Cleansing" Movie Stars Simon Episode: "Last Dance" 2002 Frasier Man In Bar Episode: "Moons Over Seattle" 2003 JAG Petty Officer Atwood Episode: "Pulse Rate" 2004 Monk Boz Harrelson Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Paperboy" Third Watch J.D. Hart Episode: "Purgatory" & "Spanking the Monkey" CSI: NY Joe Riggs Episode: "A Man a Mile" 2005 Carnivàle Punk Episode: "Outskirts, Damascus, NE" NYPD Blue Detective Joe Slovak Episode: "Moving Day" ER Riley Episode: "The Show Must Go On" Grey's Anatomy Shane Herman Episode: "Something to Talk About" Criminal Minds Jimmy Baker Episode: "Natural Born Killer" 2006 Without a Trace Malcolm Neilus Episode: "Patient X" CSI: Miami Howard Benchley Episode: "Collision" Prison Break Sara's Boyfriend Episode: "Brother's Keeper" 2008 Lost Co-Pilot Episode: "There's No Place Like Home: Part 1" 2009 Dollhouse Terry Karrens Episode: "Belle Chose" 2010 Rubicon Daniel Burns Episode: "Keep the Ends Out" & "The Outsider" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jason Gambel Recurring cast: Season 12 2010–11 Boardwalk Empire Hans Schroeder Episode: "Boardwalk Empire" & "Georgia Peaches" 2011 Body of Proof Tom Hanson Episode: "Pilot" White Collar Jonas Ganz Episode: "Countermeasures" Blue Bloods Mark Phelan Episode: "Silver Star" 2011–13 The Heart, She Holler Sheriff Main Cast: Seasons 1-2 2013 The Good Wife Agent Norwich Episode: "Whack-a-Mole" 2014 True Detective Ginger Recurring cast: Season 1 Unforgettable Bob Episode: "East of Islip" Banshee Matt Sharp Recurring cast: Season 2 2014–20 Power Tommy Egan Main Cast 2015 The Player Dominic McCall Episode: "Ante Up" 2016 Chicago P.D. Kevin Bingham Episode: "Start Digging" 2016–17 Underground Jack 'Frog Jack' Recurring cast: Season 1, guest: Season 2 2018 Maniac J.C. Recurring cast 2020 The Shivering Truth Additional Voices Episode: "Carrion My Son" 2021, 2023 Power Book II: Ghost Tommy Egan Episode: "Heart of Darkness", Season 3: Episodes 9-10 Teenage Euthanasia Additional Voices Episode: "The Bad Bang Theory" & "Suddenly Susan" 2020–22 Ozark Frank Cosgrove Jr. Recurring cast: Seasons 3-4 2022–2026 Power Book IV: Force Tommy Egan Lead Role 2025 Reasonable Doubt Bill Sterling Main Cast (Season 3) TBA Power: Legacy Tommy Egan Lead Role

Music videos Year Music video Artist(s) 2022 "Do We Have a Problem?" Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby